The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 269

Whenever Dahlia played the damsel in distress, Charles couldn't help but soften. But today was different.

"Charles..." Dahlia's voice trembled as she was about to pull out her trump card, but Charles cut her off.

"I just spoke with Zack."

Hearing Zack's name made Dahlia flinch. Zack was one of Charles's closest friends, and their meet-ups were nothing out of the ordinary.

But for Charles to bring him up now, with that serious look, it was hard for Dahlia not to think of the ugly truth she'd been hiding. Still, she clung to a thread of hope. Charles trusted her completely; surely, he hadn't looked into her secrets.

Trying to keep her cool, Dahlia responded as if nothing was amiss. "Why didn't you invite Zack over? It's been ages since I last saw him. Let's have him over, and I'll whip up something special..."

"Dahlia, aren't you curious about what he shared with me?" Charles's voice was icy, cutting through her facade.

felt he was looking at a stranger. Where

always known Debbie couldn't lie. So when Dahlia confidently told him she hadn't done something,

did you know? Did you know

didn't understand why Charles and Zack suddenly brought up that painful subject, she

she fired back, her voice laced with

"Dahlia why? Why didn't you speak up when you knew the

right? Had Dahlia really taken Charlie's

but I felt I had no choice Dahlia sobbed, cradling her

BUMS

much Sandy means to me, even though

despise her. Her existence was a constant

much pain, and there were times I even thought about ending

she grew inside me, I started to love her. She was my companion through countless lonely